Competition

The 5th edition of the “Traditional Creative Recipes Competition,” organised this year by the Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts at Gökçeada Applied Sciences School (GUBY), was held under the theme “Lavender”. The competition, enriched by our students’ original recipes, featured enjoyable moments with jury evaluations and guests taking part. 

The event was attended by District Governor Osman Acar of Gökçeada, Duygu Akaçık and Turgut Akaçık from Panaya Hotel and Mam’s Cafe Restaurant, Olcay Çakırlar and Özlem Çakırlar from Dan Bakery, and Dr. Mustafa Kadıoğlu, Chief Physician of Gökçeada State Hospital. 

In his opening speech, District Governor Osman Acar congratulated the students and emphasised that such activities in the field of gastronomy contribute to the educational and student life in the district, and strengthen cooperation and support among institutions. The event was also held with meaningful content within the scope of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Mustafa Kadıoğlu gave an awareness-raising talk about early diagnosis and presented awards to the second-place team. 

In the competition, the first place was won by the mixed trio group of Gözde Karagöz, Tuba Öğüt and Dilara Akyüz. The first-place awards were presented by District Governor Osman Acar. The second place went to the “Pirates” team composed of Görkem Şahin, Osman Bağbaşı, Tunahan Terzi and Ali Arslan, whose awards were presented by Dr. Mustafa Kadıoğlu. Third place was achieved by the “Riga” team of Muhammed Emir Taşar and Rumeysa Kunduz. The third-place awards were presented by Duygu Akaçık and Turgut Akaçık of Panaya Hotel and Mam’s Cafe Restaurant. 

Throughout the competition, students stood out with both their creative recipes and teamwork, and at the end of the event guests and jury members expressed their thanks to the students. The competition, which offered colourful and enjoyable moments, contributed both to the process of gastronomy education and to social awareness work.